ICE Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: September 2026

Intercontinental Exchange is the company that owns the New York Stock Exchange and operates 12 regulated exchanges and 6 clearing houses globally. With record net revenues of $9.9 billion in 2025 (a 20th consecutive year of records), roughly 12,844 employees, and a 60% adjusted operating margin, ICE is one of the largest financial infrastructure companies in the world. Its Summer Internship Program places students across at least 10 distinct tracks, from software development and AI engineering to fixed income analysis and trade operations, at offices in Atlanta, New York, and Jacksonville. The employer-published intern rate for Fixed Income in New York is $30/hr, and Glassdoor reports 100% positive intern interview experiences.

Quick Facts

ICE typically opens internship applications about seven to nine months before the summer start, with the first postings appearing in October and rolling deadlines running through January. The 2027 cycle has not yet opened as of September 2026. Apply the week postings appear since individual roles close on unannounced dates.

Externships are short, remote professional experience programs where you finish a real project with a real company. The Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling Externship and the Wayfair AI Agent Engineering Externship build exactly the financial analysis and AI engineering skills ICE's intern JDs demand. Explore all Externships.

What Is an Intercontinental Exchange Internship?

An ICE internship is a 10–11 week full-time placement at the company that operates the global financial infrastructure behind the New York Stock Exchange, 11 other regulated exchanges, 6 clearing houses, and the ICE Mortgage Technology platform. ICE is NOT a bank, broker-dealer, or hedge fund. It is the plumbing that makes financial markets work. Interns work in-office five days a week at Atlanta (HQ and most tracks), New York (Fixed Income), or Jacksonville (Data Science and technology), building tools and analysis that touch every trade on the NYSE and every mortgage closing on the Encompass platform. The program includes leadership sessions, a NYSE visit, social activities, and networking with ICE leadership. Glassdoor rates the intern interview experience at 100% positive with a difficulty of 2.5/5.

When Do Intercontinental Exchange Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

ICE's internship follows a fall-to-winter application cycle with a lead time of roughly 7–9 months. The 2026 cycle opened around October 2025 with rolling deadlines through January 2026, and the internship itself ran from mid-May through August 2026 in two session options. Summer 2027 applications are expected to open around October 2026. ICE does not publish a fixed deadline; roles come off the board on individual unannounced dates. The best strategy is to join ICE's Talent Community for alerts and apply the week a posting appears.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

ICE posts individual requisitions per function, and each closes on its own unannounced date. In the 2026 cycle, the earliest role (Fixed Income Analyst) closed by late November, roughly four to five weeks after the likely October posting. The latest (Quantitative Research) stayed open through mid-January. There is no single deadline to watch, which means the real risk is not noticing that your target track posted. Join ICE's Talent Community, check careers.ice.com weekly starting in September, and submit your application the week a role appears. ICE does not accommodate partial participation or alternate dates, so commit to one of the two session options early.

Which Intercontinental Exchange Internship Programs Should You Target?

ICE runs a single umbrella Summer Internship Program but posts function-specific roles across technology, finance, data science, and operations. At least 10 distinct role types were posted for the 2026 cycle.

Apply to the specific track that fits your background, not broadly. Each role interviews against its own job description. The strongest candidates match their skills to one or two target tracks.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

From 7 JDs reviewed for the 2026 cycle across 6 distinct tracks:

• Enrollment: must be currently enrolled at an accredited university, advancing to at least junior year. ICE's intern page: 'Rising junior or above, or equivalent experience.'

• Work authorization: Prosple data indicates US Citizen, US Permanent Resident, and US Student Visa holders are eligible, making ICE notably more inclusive than many financial infrastructure peers.

• Schedule: must be available to work full-time, five days a week at the designated office for the entire duration of one session. No partial participation.

• Degree fields: Computer Science (SWE, Data Science); Financial Engineering/Mathematics (Quant Research, Master's required); Finance/Economics (Trade Operations, Fixed Income); Business/Accounting (Audit); Marketing/Communications (Marketing).

Does ICE Require a Minimum GPA?

No. None of the seven internship job descriptions reviewed for the 2026 cycle stated a minimum GPA requirement. The practical filters are being a rising junior or above, enrolled at an accredited university, available full-time for the entire 10–11 week program, and able to work in-office five days a week at Atlanta, New York, or Jacksonville. This is an unusually barrier-free entry for a Fortune 500 financial company.

What Skills Does Intercontinental Exchange Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

ICE's intern JDs reveal a company that values both quantitative depth and communication breadth. Python appears in five of seven JDs and is the single most useful skill across technology, finance, and operations tracks. Excel proficiency is equally universal. Communication skills appear in six of seven JDs. Technology and quantitative roles drive Python/SQL demand; finance and operations roles weight Excel and PowerPoint. The AI Engineering track specifically calls for GenAI, LLM, and prompt engineering experience.

How Is Demand for Financial Infrastructure Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

And every skill in the chart maps to a remote Externship where you finish a real company project before the window opens.

The Yinan Zhao project directly maps to ICE's finance-oriented tracks. The Wayfair AI externship builds exactly the GenAI and prompt engineering skills ICE's Data Science JD calls for by name.

What Is the Intercontinental Exchange Application and Interview Process Like?

ICE's interview process is notably efficient: Glassdoor reports an average time to hire of about 7 days for interns, with 100% positive interview experience and a difficulty of 2.5/5:

1. Submit your online application at careers.ice.com when postings appear. Apply to the specific track that matches your background.

2. 15-minute intro call with talent acquisition. A brief recruiter screen covering motivation and basic fit.

3. 30-minute interview with hiring manager. Casual, behavioral format. Sample question: 'How would you determine fair market value of a futures contract?' For technical roles, expect conceptual questions rather than LeetCode problems.

4. Online assessment. Completed before the final interview. Format varies by track.

5. Final panel/superday interview. About two hours, speaking with several managers and leads within the team. This is the in-depth evaluation covering both technical skills and team fit.

6. Receive your offer. The process moves quickly. Glassdoor reports offers can come within days of the final interview.

Apply to the specific track that fits your background, not broadly. The intern who applies to Software Developer with Java projects and Fixed Income Analyst with finance coursework outperforms one who sends the same resume to both. Our HireVue question guide with a free AI mock tool covers the same behavioral-question format.

What Students on Reddit Say

ICE has an active Reddit presence among CS and finance interns, with multiple threads discussing the interview process, offer comparisons, and work culture.

How Do You Stand Out at the Company That Owns the NYSE?

Three company-specific moves, all doable before October. First, learn the three-segment business model. ICE is not just the NYSE. Its $9.9 billion in revenue comes from three segments: Exchanges ($5.4B, energy and financial futures), Fixed Income & Data Services ($2.4B, bond pricing and indices), and Mortgage Technology ($2.1B, the Encompass platform). Read the FY2025 earnings press release. Knowing that energy trading generated $2.2 billion while mortgage technology brought in $2.1 billion separates you from candidates who think ICE equals stock exchange. Second, show Python, SQL, or Excel work product matched to the specific track you are applying to. Five of seven JDs mention Python or data analysis. For technology roles, demonstrable Java or Python projects are essential. For finance roles, an Excel-based financial model or Tableau dashboard is the right artifact. Third, apply to the specific track that fits your background, not broadly. ICE posts individual requisitions per function. The intern who applies to Software Developer with Java projects and Fixed Income with finance coursework outperforms one who sends the same resume to both.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

ICE sits in the exchange and financial infrastructure niche. The right peers are companies a student interested in exchanges, clearing, market data, and financial technology would also consider.

Our finance internships summer 2027 guide maps the full landscape of exchange and financial infrastructure opportunities.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 ICE internship?

No, the summer 2026 class has already completed. All 2026 postings show expired on Prosple and ICE's careers site. The next opportunity is summer 2027, with applications expected to open around October 2026. Join ICE's Talent Community at ice.jibeapply.com for alerts.

When do ICE internship applications open for summer 2027?

Applications are expected to open around October 2026, based on the documented 2026 cycle where the first postings appeared in fall 2025 and rolling deadlines ran through January 2026. ICE does not publish a fixed opening date, so check careers.ice.com weekly starting in September.

Does ICE hire interns on a rolling basis?

ICE posts individual roles that close on independent, unannounced dates spread across a roughly three-month window. The Fixed Income Analyst role closed by late November while Quantitative Research stayed open through mid-January. No single deadline exists, so apply the week a role appears.

What GPA do I need for an ICE internship?

None of the seven JDs reviewed stated a minimum GPA requirement. The practical filters are being a rising junior or above, enrolled at an accredited university, available full-time for the entire ten to eleven week program, and able to work in-office five days a week at the designated location.

What is the ICE internship interview like?

Typically about a week from application to offer. Expect a fifteen-minute recruiter screen, a thirty-minute behavioral interview with the hiring manager, an online assessment, and a final panel or superday lasting about two hours. Glassdoor rates the difficulty at 2.5 out of 5 with 100% positive experience.

Do ICE interns receive full-time offers?

ICE does not publish an intern-to-full-time conversion rate. One Glassdoor reviewer noted there was no full-time opening upon completion, while Reddit discussions suggest ICE has a more predictable conversion path compared to some peers. Results likely vary by team and headcount.

How much do ICE interns get paid?

The employer-published rate for Fixed Income Analyst in New York is thirty dollars per hour. Glassdoor reports a range of twenty-three to thirty-nine dollars per hour across all roles, with a thirty-dollar median. Atlanta and Jacksonville tend toward the lower end while New York pays more.

What skills should I build before applying to ICE?

Python and SQL appear in five of seven JDs and are the most broadly useful. For technology roles, add Java and familiarity with Git and testing frameworks. For finance roles, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency are essential, with Python or SQL as a differentiator. The Quantitative Research track requires a Master's degree.

ICE operates the financial infrastructure behind every NYSE trade and every Encompass mortgage closing. Build the Python, financial modeling, or AI engineering evidence that a fall 2026 application demands: a remote Externship turns interest in financial markets into a finished project ICE's interviewers can evaluate.